Brigham Young University
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Shauna C. Anderson, Chair
775 WIDB, PO Box 25253, (801) 378-2889

College of Biology and Agriculture Advisement Center
380 WIDB, PO Box 25189, (801) 378-3042

Admission to Degree Program

All degree programs in the Department of Microbiology are open enrollment. However, special limitations apply for clinical laboratory science and teaching majors.

The Discipline

The Microbiology Department offers programs leading to specialization in immunology, virology, medical microbiology, molecular genetics, microbial physiology, clinical laboratory science, environmental and industrial microbiology, and general microbiology.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are employed in a wide variety of positions in industry, hospitals, government agencies, and universities. Microbiology is an excellent preprofessional course of study for those interested in medicine, dentistry, law, or business.

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor's degree a student must fill three groups of requirements: (1) general education requirements; (2) university requirements; and (3) major requirements.

General Education Requirements

Please see your college advisement center for information about general education courses you should take to dovetail with your major program.

Languages of Learning

Precollege Math (zero to one course)
(or Math ACT score of at least 22)
0–3.0 hours
First-Year Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Writing (one to four courses) 3–8.0
Advanced Languages/Math/Music
(one to four courses)
3–20.0

Liberal Arts Core

Biological Science (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Physical Science (one to two courses) 3–7.0
American Heritage (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Wellness (one to three courses) 1.5–3.0
Civilization (two courses) 6.0

Arts and Sciences Electives

Arts and Letters (one course) 3.0
Natural Sciences (one course) 3–4.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences (one course) 3.0

Note 1: For a complete list of courses that will fill each GE category, see the General Education section of the current class schedule.

Note 2: Additional information about general education requirements can be found in the General Education section of the current class schedule or this catalog.

Minimum University Requirements

Religion 14.0
Upper-division hours 40.0
Residency 30.0
Total hours 128.0

Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0.

Note: See the Graduation section of this catalog for more information.

Major Requirements

Complete the major requirements listed for one of the following undergraduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs and Degrees

BS Microbiology
BS Biology Composite Teaching
BS Clinical Laboratory Science
Minors Biology Teaching
Microbiology

For help or information on the undergraduate programs, please see your faculty advisor.

Note: For the molecular biology program, see the Molecular Biology section of this catalog.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

MS Microbiology
PhD Microbiology

For more information see the 1998-99 BYU Graduate Catalog.



BS Microbiology (67-74 hours*)

This is the preferred degree for microbiology majors who desire an advanced degree (master's or doctorate) in microbiology.

Major Requirements

  1. No more than 5 hours of D credit in required supporting courses and no grades lower than C– in microbiology will be accepted for graduation.

  2. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in microbiology courses numbered 400 or higher while in residence.

  3. Complete the following major requirements:
    Mcbio 130, 230, 265, 291, 351, 365, 465, 491R.

  4. Complete the following supporting courses:
    Chem 105, 106, 107, 351, 352, 481.
    Math 119.

  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    Chem 353.

  6. Select one course from the following:
    Chem 213, 223.

  7. Complete the following:
    Phscs 105, 106, 107, 108

  8. Select one of the following options and complete the indicated set of courses:
    • General:
      Mcbio 361, 402, 403, 404, 425, 451, 481.
      Recommended electives:
      Mcbio 441, 442.

    • Medical:
      Mcbio 317, 402, 403, 404, 423, 451, 481.
      Recommended electives:
      Mcbio 391, 407, 425, 441, 442.

    • Virology:
      Mcbio 402, 403, 404, 425, 430, 481.
      Recommended electives:
      Mcbio 441, 442, 504.

    • Cell Biology and Immunology:
      Mcbio 402, 404, 425, 430, 441, 442, 481.
      Recommended electives:
      Mcbio 403, 502, 504.

    • Environmental and Industrial:
      Mcbio 371, 425, 451, 471, 481.
      Recommended electives:
      AgHrt 514, CEEn 351, Mcbio 441, 442.

Recommended Courses

Qualified students who are contemplating an advanced degree in microbiology may substitute Math 112, 113, Chem 111, 112 for required courses.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BS Biology Composite Teaching (97-101 hours,* including certification hours)

Major Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in the major, and no more than 5 hours of D credit is allowed in required supporting courses.

  2. Complete the following:
    Mcbio 130.
    Botny 105, 205, 475.
    Zool 204, 261, 276, 338M, 344, 350, 493.

  3. Select one of the following options:
    Either Chem 101, 152, 281
    Or Chem 105, 106, 107, 351.

  4. Complete the following:
    Geol 101.
    Math 110.
    Phscs 105, 106,

  5. Complete the following:
    Mcbio 230, 265, 351, 402.

  6. Complete the Professional Education Component (28–29 hours): See the Secondary Education section of this catalog for certification requirements.

Recommended Courses:

AgHrt 282, 283.
Botny 120, 210, 321, 331, 332, 480, 527.
Mcbio 311.
Range 225, 565.
Zool 134, 312, 317, 330, 350, 363, 380, 445, 446, 447, 460, 561.
Geol 103, 111, 112.
Math 111, 119.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BS Clinical Laboratory Science (73 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.

This degree is for students who desire to practice medical technology in diagnostic laboratories or related options. The curriculum in clinical laboratory science is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL).

Major Requirements

  1. No more than 5 hours of D credit in required supporting courses and no grades lower than a C– in microbiology will be accepted for graduation.

  2. Students must complete a minimum of 9 credits in microbiology courses numbered 400 or higher while in residence.

  3. Students desiring a minor in chemistry must take Chem 223.

  4. Complete the following major courses:
    Mcbio 102, 130, 230, 265, 317, 351, 392, 393, 394, 395, 402, 403, 407, 420, 421, 491R.

  5. During one semester and one term, complete at least 2 hours from the following:
    Mcbio 399R.

  6. Complete the following:
    Chem 105, 106, 107, 351, 352, 481.
    Math 110.
    Phscs 105.

Recommended Course

Stat 221.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor Biology Teaching (29-30 hours*)

  1. Complete the following:
    Botny 105, 250.
    Botny-Zool 475.
    Mcbio 221, 222.
    Zool 204, 276, 331.

  2. Select one course from the following:
    Botny 205 or 210.

  3. Select one course from the following:
    Zool 260 or 261.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor Microbiology (16-17 hours)

  1. Complete the following:
    Mcbio 351, 481.

  2. Select one course from the following:
    Mcbio 371, 402, 403, 404, 425.



Microbiology (Mcbio)

Class Schedule Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Undergraduate Courses

102. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Techniques. (1:0:3)

Hospital laboratory techniques.

130. General Biology. (5:5:0) Prerequisite: department major.

Rigorous presentation of biological principles including sub-cellular, cellular, and organismic biology. Emphasis on energetics, evolution, diversity, genetics, ecology and biostructure. For department majors.

221. General Microbiology. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Honors also. Prerequisite: any chemistry course and any biology course.

Microbial world, emphasizing communicable diseases, their causes, and control. Recommended for students seeking a liberal education in microbiology who do not have the prerequisites to take the more advanced courses.

222. General Microbiology Laboratory. (1:0:2) Prerequisite: Mcbio 221 or concurrent registration.

230. General and Molecular Genetics. (4:4:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 130.

General genetics and molecular biology of cell structure and function.

265. Laboratory Methods. (2:0:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 130, Chem 105, 107, or equivalents.

Introduction to laboratory methodology used in microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology.

291. Readings in Science. (1:1:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 130 or equivalent.

Introduction to scientific literature, library methods in science, and literature search techniques.

311. Disease and Public Health. (3:3:0)

A philosophical introduction to science of microbiology. Roles of individual and community in maintaining a healthful environment.

317. (Micro-Zool) Medical Parasitology. (3:2:3) Prerequisite: Biol 100 or equivalent.

Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and epidemiology of human parasitic diseases.

351. Microbiology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 230 or Zool 371, 372, 373.

Principles and applications of microbiology. A thorough introduction to the discipline for majors.

361. Food and Dairy Microbiology. (3:2:3) Prerequisite: Mcbio 221 or equivalent.

Basic study of microorganisms important in food preservation, spoilage, food-borne illness, and production processing.

365. Intermediate Laboratory Methods. (2:0:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 265 and 351.

Experimental methodology in bacteriology. Investigative approach to experimental microbiology.

371. Microbial Ecology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351.

Principles of prokaryotic ecology. Microbial communities in their natural habitats, role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycling.

391. Clinical Pathology. (3:3:0)

Theory and application of diagnostic methods employed in clinical laboratories.

392. Hematology. (2.5:2.5:0) Prerequisite: clinical laboratory science program acceptance.

Normal and abnormal hematology.

393. Immunohematology and Coagulation Theory. (2.5:2.5:0) Prerequisite: clinical laboratory science program acceptance.

Theory and practice of bloodbanking and coagulation theory.

394. Practical Hematology. (2:0:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 392 or concurrent registration.

Laboratory to accompany Mcbio 392; emphasizes medical laboratory techniques in hematology.

395. Practical Immunohematology and Coagulation Theory. (2:0:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 393 or concurrent registration.

Laboratory to accompany Mcbio 393; medical laboratory techniques in immunohematology and coagulation theory.

399R. Cooperative Education: Clinical Laboratory Experience. (1–9:0:40 ea.)

402. Biology of the Immune System. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351.

Fundamentals of immune mechanisms.

403. Medical Microbiology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351.

Introduction to infectious diseases.

404. General Animal Virology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351.

Basic principles of animal and medical virology.

407. Clinical Microbiology. (4:2:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 403.

Approaches to laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases.

420. Pathophysiology and Laboratory Diagnosis in Clinical Chemistry and Urinalysis. (5:5:0) Prerequisite: clinical laboratory science program acceptance.

Medical laboratory techniques in urinalysis, clinical chemistry.

421. Pathophysiology and Laboratory Diagnosis (Laboratory). (4:0:12) Prerequisite: concurrent registration in Mcbio 420.

423. Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 402, 403.

Microbial virulence mechanisms, host defense processes, and pathogenesis of infectious disease.

425. Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 230, 351, Chem 481.

Molecular basis of genetics of bacteria and bacteriophages, including mechanisms of DNA transfer, uptake, recombination, replication, and mutation.

430. Molecular Cell Biology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 230 or Zool 373.

Emphasizes molecular genetics, cell biology, and developmental biology. For bioscience majors.

441. Molecular Biology of the Gene. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 230, 351, 425, Chem 351, 352.

Molecular biology of gene structure and expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.

442. Molecular Biology Laboratory. (2:0:6)

Laboratory to accompany Mcbio 441.

451. Bacterial Physiology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351, Chem 352.

Principles of bacterial physiology, including structure-function relationships and biochemical processes. Unique aspects of prokaryotic metabolism.

465. Advanced Laboratory Methods. (2:0:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 365, 402, 404.

Experimental methodology in immunology and virology. Investigative approach to experimental microbiology.

471. Industrial Applications of Microbiology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351.

Commercial applications of microbial processes, quality control systems, scale-up and production line procedures, genetic manipulation of microbes, fermentations and bioassays with industrial applications.

481. History of Microbiology. (1:1:0) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351.

491R. Selections in Critical Literature. (1:1:0 ea.) Prerequisite: senior status.

495R. Special Problems. (1–4:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: department's consent.

Individualized undergraduate research experience.

499R. Senior Honors Thesis. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: topic to be cleared with Honors Program and Department of Microbiology.

500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

502. Immunobiology. (4:2:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 402 or equivalent.

Advanced immunology.

504. Molecular Biology of Animal Viruses. (4:2:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 404 or equivalent.

Molecular aspects of viral replication and infection.

521. Industrial Microbiology. (3:2:3) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351, Chem 481.

551. Microbial Physiology. (5:3:6) Prerequisite: Mcbio 351, Chem 481.

561. Radioisotope Methods. (2:1:6) Prerequisite: college physics.

Graduate Courses

For 600- and 700-level courses, see the 1998-99 BYU Graduate Catalog.



Microbiology Faculty

Professors

Anderson, Shauna C. (1974) AS, Ricks Coll., 1965; BS, Brigham Young U., 1967; MS, U. of Utah, 1973; PhD, U. of Washington, 1984.

Jensen, James B. (1989) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1970, 1972; PhD, Auburn, U., 1976.

Johnson, F. Brent (1972) BS, MS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1966, 1967, 1970.

Leavitt, Ronald W. (1977) BA, U. of California, Riverside, 1967; MS, U. of Illinois, 1969; PhD, U. of California, San Diego, 1975.

Murray, Byron K. (1983) AS, Ricks Coll., 1964; BS, MS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1966, 1969, 1971.

North, James A. (1965) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1958, 1960; PhD, U. of Utah, 1964.

Woodward, Scott R. (1989) BS, PhD, Utah State U., 1980, 1983.

Wright, Donald N. (1969) BS, U. of Utah, 1958; PhD, Iowa State U. of Science and Technology, 1964.

Associate Professors

Burton, Gregory F. (1997) BS, U. of Utah, 1975; MS, Brigham Young U., 1985; PhD, Medical Coll. of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1989.

Harker, Alan R. (1994) BS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1978, 1982.

O'Neill, Kim L. (1992) BSc, DPhil, New U. of Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1984, 1986.

Robison, Richard A. (1991) BS, MS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1978, 1980, 1988.

Associate Teaching Professor

Cockayne, Susan (1982) BS, MS, U. of Utah, 1972, 1979; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1990.

Assistant Professor

McCleary, William R. (1995) BS, Brigham Young U., 1982; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1990.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Allman, Glenn Walker (1970) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1963, 1972.

Adjunct Professor

Bodily

Adjunct Clinical Professors

Freestone, Lovell, Thorn, Urie

Adjunct Clinical Instructors

Jackson, Mangum, Poulsen, Tuttle, Zern

Director, Laboratory Support Services

Lee, John D. (1972) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1972, 1976.

Emeriti

Beck, Jay V. (1951) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1933, 1936; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1940.

Bradshaw, Willard H. (1961) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1952, 1953; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1957.

Donaldson, David M. (1955) BS, MS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1950, 1952, 1954.

Jensen, Marcus M. (1969) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1952, 1954; PhD, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1961.

Sagers, Richard D., (1958) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1954, 1955; PhD, U. of Illinois, 1958.






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